Administration of Justice

Centre for Crime Prevention
       www.nplc.lt/english/index.html

This site provides English access to summary data on crimes; offenders; victims; activity of law enforcement institutions; social, economic, and population statistics; and crime prevention. Statistical reports are available in Lithuanian only.

Crime Rate, 2004 - 2006
       www.stat.gov.lt/en/pages/view/?id=2028

This site provides 2005 crime rates of each region with a map.

Crime Rates from 1995 to 2006
       db1.stat.gov.lt/statbank/selectvarval/saveselections.asp?MainTable=M3170102...

This site provides a table summarizing crime rates from 1995 to 2006.

Juvenile Crime Rate, 2005
       www.stat.gov.lt/en/pages/view/?id=2029

This site provides 2005 Juvenile crime rates of each region with a map.

National Criminal Justice Profiles
       www.heuni.fi/uploads/99fikdy5rcevcgr.pdf

Contains information on the criminal justice system of Lithuania.

Statistics Lithuania
       www.stat.gov.lt/lt/

Includes summary statistics for the years 1995-2004 on the number of offenses and crime rates, percentage of offenses cleared, and number of persons convicted and incarcerated.

Corruption & Fraud

Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) - Council of Europe

GRECO evaluation procedures involve the collection of information through questionnaire(s), on-site country visits enabling evaluation teams to solicit further information during high-level discussions with domestic key players, and drafting of evaluation reports. These reports, which are examined and adopted by GRECO, contain recommendations to the evaluated countries in order to improve their level of compliance with the provisions under consideration. Measures taken to implement recommendations are subsequently assessed by GRECO under a separate compliance procedure

Drugs & Alcohol

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) - Country Overview
       www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/country-overviews/lt

This overview presents a comprehensive overview of the drugs situation in Lithuania. Topics covered in the country overview include: drug use among the general population and young people, prevention, problem drug use, treatment demand, drug-related infectious diseases, drug-related deaths, treatment responses, harm reduction responses, drug markets and drug-related offences, national drug laws, national drug strategy, coordination mechanism in the field of drugs and drug-related research. Also included in the country report are key statistics on the drug situation and a barometer that indicates the prevalence profile and relative rating of the country.

Lithuania 2004 - Country Fact Sheet, Eurasian Narcotics
       www.silkroadstudies.org/new/inside/research/narcotics_crime/FactSheet/2004/Lithuania.pdf

This site provides information about drug production and smuggling and counter-narcotics efforts of Lithuania.

Human Rights

Annual Reports to Congress on International Religious Freedom - Lithuania

These reports, produced by the U.S. Department of State, describe the status of religious freedom in Lithuania, government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations, and individuals, and U.S. policies to promote religious freedom around the world. It is submitted in compliance with the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.

Research & Statistics

Overseas Security Advisory Council - Crime & Safety Report (2008)
       www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=86087

This Crime & Safety Report is an annual report written by U.S. Regional Security Officers about the current environment overseas. Also available are links to other reports and foreign embassies.